Instant Pot beans trial and error page

p.s. I never soak my beans. I can't be expected to plan that far in advance.

Black beans: 1 lb. beans. 6 cup water. Cook 21 minutes using bean setting, low pressure. Release pressure after 20 minutes. Results: Just about perfect.

Black beans: 1 lb beans. 6 cups water. Cook 23 minutes using high pressure. Release pressure after 25 minutes. Results: Too mushy.

Chick Peas: 1 lb. beans. 6 cups of water. Cook 22 minutes using bean setting, low pressure. Release pressure after 20 minutes. Results: Just a touch toothsome. Will cook for 24 next time

Chick Peas: 1 lb. beans. 6 cups water. Cook 24 minutes using bean setting, low pressure. Release pressure after 20 minutes. Results: Still too toothsome but almost perfect for a salad. Next time will cook for 24 minutes and allow to release naturally.

Pinto Beans: 1 lb beans. 6 cups water. Cook 25 minutes using Pressure Cook setting, high pressure for 25 minutes. Natural release. Added 1 tsp salt, 1 Tbl. garlic powder, 1 tsp. onion powder, 1 Tbl. chili powder, and 1 tsp. oregano for Mexican restaurant-style beans. Results: Practically perfect in every way. The beans aren't too mushy or toothsome. They hold together but aren't hard. And the flavor is good if you want a Mexican-style bean.

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who has bought my book Betrayal and Yearning.

And if you haven't picked up a copy, what's taking you? You like romance, right? Adventure? A little taste of magic? Come on! This book has everything you want and more. Click on the link above and buy it. It's only $2.99 for a Kindle copy and if you have Kindle Unlimited... go get it, already! Sorry, didn't mean to shout.

But speaking of shouting, let me give a special shout out to everyone who has LEFT A REVIEW on Amazon. Oh. My. Heck. THANK YOU.

A review might not seem like much, but to the indie author, it is everything. So to those of you who leave reviews, you are the best.

I have one review in the U.S., one review in Australia, and one review in Canada. Wow, burning up the charts, here. But, that's okay. I loved writing Betrayal and Yearning, and I get to say I'm an author. And I've just gotten started, baby. There's a whole series of stories that needs to be told.

And, I'm going to do a giveaway here, soon. That is, as soon as I get my actual, physical, paperback copies. Yeah, everyone I know of who ordered a paperback has gotten it. Except me. The actual author.

Again, thanks to everyone who made this possible. Especially my cute husband who wasn't sure I could write myself out of a paper bag when I first began but is now a bigger believer in me than me.

And because I love it, here's another gratuitous shot of the cover.

Betrayal and Yearning by Eve R. Redmayne